Cybersecurity
Experts Say to Expect Action After State of the Union Cyber Shout Out
The major holdup to passing new cyber legislation remains liability protections for breached companies that share intelligence with the government.
Digital Government
Is the Digital Wave Creating a ‘Never-Ending Work Day’ for Feds?
While federal managers are enthusiastic about the power of digital technology in the workplace, others worry it’s actually upended a healthy sense of work-life balance.
Modernization
This Phone Company is Switching Sides in the Net Neutrality Debate
The move undercuts Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast in their battle against the FCC.
Cybersecurity
Who’s Got the Chops to Run a Transatlantic Cyberspy Cell?
A sustained British-American operation focused on threats to both countries’ networks would be unprecedented.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Government Agencies May be Better than the Private Sector at Responding to Hacks
About 43 percent of the public sector falls into the "highly sophisticated" security posture segment, according to the 2015 Cisco security report.
Digital Government
Obama Administration to Disclose New Changes to NSA Spying
The intelligence community will release more information about post-Snowden changes to its surveillance programs by the end of the month.
Cybersecurity
Obama Announces New Cyber War Games Partnership with Great Britain
“American-British unity is enabling us to meet challenges in Europe and beyond,” Obama said.
Cybersecurity
This Obamacare Campaign is a Scam
US-CERT warns of a phishing effort purporting to be from the government that aims to steal Obamacare seekers' passwords.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Zeroes in on Supercomputer Supply Chain Risks in Review of NOAA Satellites
NOAA maintains there will be no involvement by a Chinese company in a project to amp up capacity of supercomputers that generate climate and weather forecasts.
Emerging Tech
Why Climate Change Poses a Threat to the Internet
Extreme weather has already caused a number of online blackouts in the United States
Cybersecurity
Obama and Cameron to Chew Over Cross-Border Cyberattacks
The two leaders are scheduled to discuss a variety of topics, including cybersecurity, over dinner Thursday, followed by a White House meeting Friday.
Digital Government
DISA Reshuffle Shines Spotlight on Cyber
Restructure puts cybersecurity in the limelight, with cyber categorized by as the most important of five “Cs” for which DISA will be responsible.
Emerging Tech
Why Technology Can Never Be Neutral
Tools like body cameras for police officers can be only as effective at reducing inequalities in law enforcement as the humans using them.
Cybersecurity
Why Doesn’t Obama’s Data Breach Privacy Proposal Apply to Agencies?
Currently, there is no law in place requiring hacked agencies to notify citizens when their data is compromised.
Cybersecurity
Why Does Centcom Even Have a Twitter Account?
However trivial, having active social media accounts puts a friendly face on otherwise faceless national-security institutions.
Cybersecurity
Federal Buildings are Vulnerable to Hacking and DHS Isn’t Doing Enough to Protect Them
High-tech access-control systems that regulate federal facilities’ electricity use, heating, air conditioning, closed-circuit security cameras and even the operation of elevators are increasingly being hooked up to the Internet, making them vulnerable to cyberattacks
Emerging Tech
Bipartisan Proposal Would Ban Internet Taxes Forever
The revival of the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act likely complicates efforts to pass an online sales tax bill.
Cybersecurity
Why Police Need to Hack Into CCTV Systems in Paris and Elsewhere
What good are surveillance cameras populating private and public property worldwide, if emergency responders can’t immediately obtain real-time footage?
Cybersecurity
Federal Cybersecurity Spending is Big Bucks. Why Doesn't It Stop Hackers?
Despite paying $59 billion for data protections since fiscal 2010, the federal government couldn’t stave off hacks against the White House, State Department, Army and dozens of other agencies.
Digital Government